[ILUG] OT: On "snooping email"

From: John P. Looney (john at domain antefacto.com)
Date: Mon 27 Aug 2001 - 10:00:37 IST


 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1507000/1507041.stm

"The institute also warned that unauthorised vetting of e-mails and phone
calls, could be considered an invasion of privacy, even if employees are
thought to be sending personal messages through company lines.

The claim follows the introduction in October of hotly-contested
legislation allowing firms to tap phone calls or open e-mails sent by
their employees.

The institute warned that such snooping could represent a breach of the
Human Rights Act, introduced three weeks before."

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